Deceased
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈsiːst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Deceased is an adjective meaning No longer alive; dead.
Meaning
No longer alive; dead.
More Meanings
- Belonging to the dead.
- (law) One who has died.
- (hyperbolic) Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.
- (euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
- (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
Example Sentences
You look so good, I'm deceased!
I am deceased, my nuts have been busted.
a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
Word Forms
- deceaseds
Synonyms for deceased
Depending on context, synonyms include decedent, departed, late, decedents, asleep, dead.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decedent, dead, departed, gone, asleep, defunct.
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